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Parents need to know that “Minions” is the highly anticipated prequel to the ”Despicable Me” franchise, focusing on Gru’s beloved yellow sidekicks. Although no children are in peril in this installment of the franchise, there are several scenes of cartoon violence that are played lightly/for laughs (explosions, freeze guns, torture devices). The actual “body count” is low and mostly involves the Minions’ non-human/bad guy (a T-rex, a yeti, etc.) bosses. The Minions speak a made-up language, but there are a couple uses of insults like “idiot” or “screwed up.” And there are some glimpses of...

What do Hannah Arendt, Sandra Bullock, Mary McCarthy and Melissa McCarthy have in common?
More than you might imagine.
For starters, they're all in critically acclaimed summer films.
OK, so it's the characters of German Jewish political theorist Hannah...

Superhero film "Ant-Man" topped the weekend with $58 million, marking the 12th consecutive Marvel film to open in first place.
Going into the weekend, "Ant-Man" was expected to open with up to $65 million, much like Marvel's...

Something odd happens after Gregory Peck delivers one of cinema's most celebrated courtroom orations as attorney Atticus Finch in the 1962 film adaptation of "To Kill a Mockingbird." The wrongful conviction of his client, a black man named Tom...

"Minions" took over the box office this weekend, launching with an estimated $115.2 million in the U.S. and Canada.
Overseas, the film collected $280.5 million, for a global total that neared $400 million. It opened at No. 1 in 54 of its 56...

It's the role of a minion to be a servile follower of a person in charge. That means they are resigned to play the supporting role. That's the problem with the new animated comedy "Minions." The pill-shaped, yellow characters introduced in...

It's the role of a minion to be a servile follower of a person in charge. That means they are resigned to playing the supporting role.
That's the problem with the new animated comedy "Minions." The pill-shaped, yellow characters introduced in...

Sidekicks rarely shine when thrust into the spotlight, but what about a few hundred of them? The Minions, having been the best part of the two previous "Despicable Me" movies, have swarmed the screen in "Minions." As candidates for...

Michael Oher doesn't like "The Blind Side."
The Carolina Panthers offensive lineman, whose life story inspired the acclaimed 2009 film, finally came right out and said it Wednesday.
During minicamp practice that day, Oher had gotten into a...

On Monday, "Pitch Perfect 2″ actress Rebel Wilson took to Twitter after what she called the "shady Australian press" claimed she was not 29, but 36. Oh, and that her name wasn't really Rebel Wilson.
"Okay but all jokes aside...

People magazine has named Sandra Bullock as the "World's Most Beautiful Woman" for 2015.
The 50-year-old actress, who voices a supervillain in the upcoming movie "Minions," tops the magazine's list, announced Wednesday.
Commenting on...

A man clutching a love letter when he was arrested in Sandra Bullock's home as the actress cowered in a closet and called police for help was ordered Thursday to stand trial on stalking and weapons charges.
Evidence showed that Joshua James...

"HOLLYWOOD is a dream factory, and nobody dreams about older women!" So said film director Amy Heckerling.
I don't know exactly when Ms. Heckerling made that remark, but recent years have seen something of a reversal. I think about Meryl...

It's good to be Katniss Everdeen... and Mystique: Jennifer Lawrence has officially been named this year's most bankable box office star.
The Oscar winner earned Forbes' lofty title of highest-grossing film star of the year thanks to her genre...

Just go with it, Adam Sandler: You're Forbes' most overpaid actor for the second year in a row.
Hopefully, "Grown Ups 2" provided the comedian with the maturity to deal with the fact that his films bring in only $3.20 for each buck he's...

If there is something strange in the neighborhood, who are you going to call? 'Hilarious women,' quipped filmmaker Paul Feig. "Bridesmaids" filmmaker Feig said on Wednesday he is working on a new "Ghostbusters" film for Sony Pictures...

The long-awaited third movie in Sony's "Ghostbusters" franchise will update the paranormal exterminators with a cast of female characters, director Paul Feig announced Wednesday.
On Twitter, Feig wrote, "It's official. I'm making a new...

There was no other news on the Rialto on Friday as A-list stars glided into Venice to celebrate the wedding of Hollywood hero George Clooney and human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin.The two-time Oscar winner and Kentucky-born Clooney, 53, is set to renounce...

Jaaaay! Sofia Vergara is TV's highest-paid actress for the third year in a row.
It's like Emmy-night deja vu all over again...
The heavily accented "Modern Family" star topped Forbes' list of female small-screen performers by bringing home...

"Have mercy!" Is "Full House" really coming back to TV? According to sources, a revival of the '90s ratings darling has been proposed, but it's not reality just yet.
While nothing is set in stone, there's been talks at Warner Bros....